House in County Donegal on the market for €15,000
A house in County Donegal is on the market for just 15 thousand euro. The two bed semi detached is located in the village of Killygordon and is just a short distance from the local pub and three churches. Although the fixer upper is in need of considerable repairs, it…
Pringle concerned over use of public land for private housing
A Donegal TD has voiced concern about plans to hand over State or local authority land for private housing. It was one of a number of moves revealed yesterday during a meeting between Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy and the chief executives of local authorities throughout the country. Three new schemes…
More housing needed to tackle problem of substandard accommodation
Tenants are being forced to accept substandard accomodation because they have no choice. That’s according to a Sligo Councillor who has been reacting to the revelations in a Prime Time investigates programme that almost half of rented accommodation in every county in Ireland is substandard. People Before Profit Councillor Gino…
Sligo Cllr hits out at latest housing proposals as highlighting the government failure on the issue
An Independent Sligo councillor has hit at the government over what he says is its continued failure to provide adequate funding to local councils to build housing. Michael Clarke was responding to proposals announced yesterday by Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to deal with the housing crisis. Among the proposals was…
Over €2m in housing grants for Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim
The Minister for Housing Simon Coveney has confirmed over €2m in funding for the North West for housing adaptation grants. The grants allow older people and people with a disability in particular to adapt their homes to suit their needs. In the latest round, Sligo has got the highest allocation…
After Dublin, Donegal gets next highest allocation for housing
After Dublin, Donegal has got the next biggest single grant — more than €1.8m — for investment in housing in the most recent round of allocations. That’s according to Minister of State Joe McHugh. The money will help return vacant social housing units to use. Minister McHugh told Ocean FM…
Almost €3m for vacant houses in Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim
Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are to get almost €3m to return about 290 vacant local authority homes in the three counties to use. It’s part of announcement by Minister Simon Coveney to provide more than €24m nationally for investment in 1,400 vacant local authority social houses. It’s part of an…